Rep. Steve King adds to GOP's Todd Akin problem

[maddezmom]

It's been a hard two days for the Grand Old Party.

Trying to deflect attention from Todd Akin, who has gone rogue, has been akin to when they tried to deflect attention away from Sarah Palin, who went rogue four years ago.

You can't put that kind of genie back in the bottle, particularly when there's more than one genie.

All those folks who either said Akin was a fluke, an anomaly and that his words - that legitimate rape doesn't end in pregnancy - were a slip of the tongue or a lapse in judgment, weren't expecting Rep. Steve King.

The Iowa Republican has been defending Akin, and he must have decided that the best way to draw attention away from Akin, was to say something as stupid.

more:http://www.freep.com/article/20120821/COL10/120821063/Rochelle-Riley-King-piles-GOP-s-Akin-problem

[cabot]

1. They truly are

the mouths that keep on giving, aren't they? Wow.

[riverbendviewgal]

2. article says elect a candidate elect a party.

He is so stupid.

And King, excoriated for opening his mouth, issued a statement saying that he didn’t personally know of any instances of rape or incest resulting in a pregnancy.

Yes, it would be funny – except we’re talking about rape, we’re talking about people who have been elected and we’re talking about people who have or will set our nation’s laws. None of that is funny.

[Firebrand Gary]

3. Two words, Christie Vilsack! nt

[Thinkingabout]

4. This is what is going to happen over and over when the reason for voting for someone is they are ant

They need to pass the real test of being suitable for handling the office they seek. Voters are not using skills to learn about the people they are for and use the TP as a test of their abilities.

[tanyev]

5. I sure wish Stephen Colbert was on this week.

He already gave King a good spanking a couple weeks ago.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/417498/august-07-2012/steve-king-s-dogfighting-defense